Tigers rally late but lose to Texas A&M

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Apr 26, 2010 at 12:01 AMApr 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM

The 11th-ranked Missouri softball team rallied in the seventh inning but lost 6-5 to 22nd-ranked Texas A&M yesterday in College Station, Texas.

The Tigers (36-9, 6-6 Big 12) scored four runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 5. Marla Schweisberger hit her seventh home run of the season, Jenna Marston delivered an RBI double and pinch-hitter Kathryn Poet singled home a run.

In the bottom half of the inning, reliever Jana Hainey (7-1) retired the first two hitters before walking two and yielding the game-winning single to Rhiannon Kliesing. Texas A&M improved to 36-13, 7-6.

Rhea Taylor and Marston both went 2 for 4 for the Tigers.

Texas-Permian Basin 11, Lincoln 1: The Blue Tigers (8-30, 8-12) missed out on their bid to qualify for the Heartland Conference Tournament with a loss in Odessa, Texas.

Womenís golf

Big 12 Championships: Missouri senior Julia Potter shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to place fourth individually and help the Tigers finish seventh as a team in Norman, Okla.

Potterís 221 was 11 shots behind medalist Caroline Hedwall of Oklahoma State. MUís Nicola Race was 15th with a 226, followed by Hannah Lovelock with a 235, Michelle Morgan with a 236 and Lindsey Haupt with a 254.

Freshman Stuart Ballingall led the Tigers, placing 36th with a 12-over-par 300, which was 21 strokes behind medalist Chris Ward of Texas Tech. MUís William Harrold shot a 303, followed by Chris Johnson with a 305, Jace Long with a 308 and Michael Garden at 309.

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